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Revised Standard Version

Leviticus 3:4

and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver which he shall take away with the kidneys.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Caul;   Fat;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Offerings;   Peace-Offerings;   Sacrifices;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Liver;   Sacrifice;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Caul;   Clean;   Fat;   Food;   Liver;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hilkiah;   Sacrifice;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Expiation, Propitiation;   Laying on of Hands;   Leviticus;   Liver;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Caul;   Kidneys;   Leviticus;   Liver;   Priests and Levites;   Propitiation;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Passover (I.);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Caul;   Kidneys;   Liver;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Caul;   Offering;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Offerings;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   Worship, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Caul;   Kidneys;   Sacrifice;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Caul;   Liver;   Tanḥum Bar ḥanilai;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.
King James Version
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
Lexham English Bible
the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and he must remove the lobe on the liver in addition to the kidneys.
New Century Version
both kidneys with the fat that is on them near the lower back muscle, and the best part of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.
New English Translation
the two kidneys with the fat on their sinews, and the protruding lobe on the liver (which he is to remove along with the kidneys).
Amplified Bible
and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the lobe of the liver which he shall remove with the kidneys.
New American Standard Bible
and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He shall also take away the two kidneis, & the fat that is on them, and vpon the flankes, and the kall on the liuer with the kidneis.
Legacy Standard Bible
and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.
Contemporary English Version
as well as the lower part of the liver and the two kidneys with their fat.
Complete Jewish Bible
the two kidneys, the fat on them near the flanks, and the covering of the liver, which he will remove with the kidneys.
Darby Translation
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the net above the liver which he shall take away as far as the kidneys;
Easy-to-Read Version
He will take the two kidneys and the fat covering them near the lower back muscle. He will also remove the fat part of the liver that is near the kidneys.
English Standard Version
and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the long lobe of the liver that he shall remove with the kidneys.
George Lamsa Translation
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.
Good News Translation
the kidneys and the fat on them, and the best part of the liver.
Christian Standard Bible®
and the two kidneys with the fat on them at the loins; he will also remove the fatty lobe of the liver with the kidneys.
Literal Translation
and the two kidneys, and the fat on them, on the loins, and the fatty lobe by the liver beside the kidneys, he shall remove.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and the two kydneyes with the fat that is theron vpon the loynes, and the nett on the leuer vpo the kydneyes also.
American Standard Version
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
Bible in Basic English
And the two kidneys, and the fat on them, which is by the top part of the legs, and the fat joining the liver and the kidneys, he is to take away;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and vpon the flankes, & the kall with the lyuer shall he take away with the kidneys.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away hard by the kidneys.
King James Version (1611)
And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks: and the caule aboue the liuer with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the two kidneys and the fat that is upon them; he shall take away that which is on the thighs, and the caul above the liver together with the kidneys.
English Revised Version
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul upon the liver, with the kidneys, shall he take away.
Berean Standard Bible
both kidneys with the fat on them near the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall also remove with the kidneys.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
thei schulen offre twey kydeneris, with the fatnesse bi which the guttis clepid ylyon ben hilid, and the calle of the lyuer with the litle reynes.
Young's Literal Translation
and the two kidneys, and the fat which [is] on them, which [is] on the flanks, and the redundance above the liver, (beside the kidneys he doth turn it aside),
Update Bible Version
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the caul on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them, which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away.
World English Bible
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the loins, and the cover on the liver, with the kidneys, he shall take away.
New King James Version
the two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove;
New Living Translation
the two kidneys and the fat around them near the loins, and the long lobe of the liver. These must be removed with the kidneys,
New Life Bible
and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the part that is on the liver, which he will take away with the kidneys.
New Revised Standard
the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and the two kidneys, and the fat which is upon them, which is upon the loins, - and the caul upon the liver, upon the kidneys, shall he remove it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The two kidneys with the fat wherewith the flanks are covered, and the caul of the liver with the two little kidneys.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, which is on the loins, and the lobe of the liver, which he shall remove with the kidneys.

Contextual Overview

1 "If a man's offering is a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offers an animal from the herd, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD. 2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw the blood against the altar round about. 3 And from the sacrifice of the peace offering, as an offering by fire to the LORD, he shall offer the fat covering the entrails and all the fat that is on the entrails, 4 and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them at the loins, and the appendage of the liver which he shall take away with the kidneys. 5 Then Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt offering, which is upon the wood on the fire; it is an offering by fire, a pleasing odor to the LORD.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

caul above the liver, with the kidneys: or, midriff over the liver, and over the kidneys, Leviticus 3:10, Leviticus 3:15, Leviticus 4:9, Leviticus 7:4, Leviticus 8:16, Leviticus 8:25, Leviticus 9:10, Leviticus 9:19, Exodus 29:13, *marg. Exodus 29:22

Reciprocal: Leviticus 3:9 - the fat Leviticus 5:12 - according Leviticus 7:30 - own hands 1 Samuel 1:4 - offered

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this that you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent beguiled me, and I ate."
Deuteronomy 29:19
one who, when he hears the words of this sworn covenant, blesses himself in his heart, saying, 'I shall be safe, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart.' This would lead to the sweeping away of moist and dry alike.
2 Kings 1:4
Now therefore thus says the LORD, 'You shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but you shall surely die.'" So Eli'jah went.
2 Kings 1:6
And they said to him, "There came a man to meet us, and said to us, 'Go back to the king who sent you, and say to him, Thus says the LORD, Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending to inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but shall surely die.'"
2 Kings 1:16
and said to him, "Thus says the LORD, 'Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Ba'al-ze'bub, the god of Ekron, --is it because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? --therefore you shall not come down from the bed to which you have gone, but you shall surely die.'"
2 Kings 8:10
And Eli'sha said to him, "Go, say to him, 'You shall certainly recover'; but the LORD has shown me that he shall certainly die."
Psalms 10:11
He thinks in his heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
2 Corinthians 2:11
to keep Satan from gaining the advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
1 Timothy 2:14
and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them, which is [by] the flanks,.... Meaning either the two kidneys which were next the flanks, or the fat upon them, which was next to them; these, and the burning of them, may signify the burning zeal and flaming love and affections of Christ for his people, which instructed him, and put him upon offering himself a sacrifice of peace offering for them, see

Psalms 16:7

and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away; or the caul, which is a thin membrane or skin, in which the liver is enclosed, with the liver, together with the kidneys, he separated from the rest in order to burn, at least with a part of the liver; so Jarchi and Gersom interpret it, that he should take a little of the liver with the caul; and indeed some think the word rendered "caul" signifies a part of the liver, that which the Greeks call the "table", the broader part of it, like a table; and which word the Talmudists g retain, who speak of טרפשיה דכבדא, "the table of the liver"; and by which Jarchi on Exodus 29:13 interprets the caul above the liver, the same as here.

g T. Bab. Cholin, fol. 46. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The caul above the liver - Probably the membrane covering the upper part of the liver.


 
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